Only one building in Bangkok fell during the earthquake on Friday that rocked Myanmar, hundreds of miles away. Recovery efforts continue with at least 15 people killed and dozens still missing. Determining the cause could take months. But interviews with workers who had been on the site, together with early official findings, highlighted potential problems…
New Delhi: The opposition on Thursday voiced serious concerns that stringent provisions in the Immigration and Foreigners Bill, including final authority to immigration officers, would be misused by BJP government to target its critics, citing recent denial of entry into the country to British academic Nitasha Kaul and US socialist politician Kshama Sawant. It demanded…
As questions continue to swirl around Washington about the future of TikTok, the name of one potential suitor for the popular video app keeps coming up: Oracle. On Tuesday, Oracle met with top aides on Capitol Hill to talk about how the U.S. tech giant, which processes and serves TikTok user data, plans to work…
The impact of US immigration policies on work visa holders’ careers: Why travel could hurt your future. (Representative Image) Immigration attorneys are advising foreign nationals in the United States, particularly work visa holders, to carefully reconsider traveling abroad unless absolutely necessary. While countries like India are not on the proposed US travel ban list, experts…
Strip search, intense interrogation and hawkish scrutiny is what Green Card holders are facing in the US with President Donald Trump walking his talk on immigration policy. A US Green Card was the ticket to a comfortable stay in the US and the closest one could get to being an American citizen without citizenship itself….
The University of Minnesota, which President Trump’s Justice Department is scrutinizing for its handling of antisemitism on campus, largely barred itself on Friday from issuing official statements about “matters of public concern or public interest.” The policy, in the works for months, was not a direct response to the Trump administration’s February announcement that it…
A Brooklyn school principal has been accused of using a fraudulent address to enroll her daughter in a higher-performing school near her workplace, effectively avoiding thousands of dollars in non-resident tuition fees.Samantha McElhaney John, the principal of PS 327 Dr. Rose B. English in Brownsville since September 2023, allegedly listed a Brooklyn address instead of…
PHOENIX: When a police officer cited Arizona state Sen. Mark Finchem for speeding, he had little to worry about. That’s because the Arizona Constitution shields lawmakers from civil processes and arrests for anything but treason, felonies, or breaches of peace during legislative sessions and the 15 days prior. Legislative immunity exists in most states, allowing…
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has officially announced the opening of the H-1B lottery registration for the 2025 fiscal year. Starting from March 7, 2025, employers will be able to register their foreign workers for the highly competitive H-1B lottery, which will close on March 24, 2025. This marks a crucial period…
WASHINGTON: Kash Patel, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the FBI, holds more than $1 million of stock in a fashion company founded in China. He established a nonprofit that spent big on promotion but little on its mission. And he advised a roster of foreign clients, including a Czech arms maker that top Republicans…